Fruit-butter cooker.



M. M. CHASE.

FRUIT BUTTER COOKER.

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MINNIE M. CHASE, OF BUCKGROVE, IOWA.

FRUIT-BUTTER COOKER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented .Tune 29, 1909.

Application filed March 14, 1908. Serial No. 421,265.

T o all whom 'it may Concern:

Be itknown that I, VIINNIE M. Crnxsn, a citizen of the United States,residing at- Buckgrove, in the county of Crawford, State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fruit-Butter Cookers;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention has reference to cooking utensils and it residesprimarily in the provision of an exceedingly simple, inexpensive a-ndefficient device of that nature yincluding a pan and a stirrer disposedwithin the same, the rotation of the stirrer effecting a thoroughagitation of the contents of the pan during t-he cooking operation.

More particularly, however, the invention resides in the specificconstruction of the stirrer, in the particular disposition of the samewith respect to t-he pan, and in the particular means employed foreffecting the rotation of the stirrer.

This and other features which comprise the subject matter of this casewill be readily understood from a consideration of the followingdetailed description, their preferred embodiment being illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which corresponding parts are designatedby similar reference numerals in the several views.

Of the said drawings :-F.igure I is a vertical sectional view of theimproved utensil, the section being taken longitudinally of the strapwhich carries the stirring mechanism. Fig. 2 is a plan view. Figs. 3 and4t are transverse sections taken respectively on the lines 3 3 and 4 4@of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detailed view of the cross arm to whichthe brushes are attached. F 6 is a bottom plan view of the strap.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 5 designates generally, thepan in which the butter is to be placed, and 6 the strap which issecured at opposite ends to the flanged upper edge 7 of the side wall Sof the pan, as hereinafter described.

The pan, which is provided with a lining of enamel or porcelain hassecured to its bottom a centrally-located step bearing 9, the bearingseat alining with a vertical opening l0 formed in the strap intermediatethe ends thereof, said opening communicating with a circular seat -11formed in the upper face of the strap concentric with said opening, thediameter of said seat considerably exceeding that of the opening. Thisseat communicates with the inner end of a longitudinal groove 12 whichis likewise formed in the upper face of lthe strap and opens through theadjacent end thereof.

The seat in the bearing l) and the opening l() in the strap are adaptedto receive the opposite ends of a vertical shaft 13, the upper end ofsaid shaft projecting a short distance into the seat Il and carrying atsuch point a beveled gear 11i which meshes with a similar gear 'l5secured to the inner end of a horizontal shaft IG disposed in the groovel2, the lower portion of the last mentioned gear and the inner end ofthe horizontal shaft projecting into said seat. rl`he horizontal shaftis held in place in its groove by means of a pair of bearing plates 17whose side edges are secured to the strap, the outer end of saidshaftprojecting beyond the corresponding end of the strap and carryingat` such point a removable collar 18. Rotation of this shaft is ellcctedby means of a crank handle It) titled upon the squared reduced outer endof the shaft.

The stirring mechanism which is carried by the vertical shaft I3comprises a horizontal cross arm Q0, having a longitudinal series ofopenings 2l extending from end to end thereof. Through each opening ispassed a wisp or a plurality of wisps of corn husks, the ends of eachwisp being bound together and connected with the adjacent' wisps by acord QI?) which is knotted therearound. The free ends of the wisps arcadapted to contact with the bottom of the pan, the ends of the wisps atone side of the vertical shaft extending in the opposite direction fromthose of the wisps at the other side thereof, as shown in Fig. Duringthe rotation of the vertical shaft, these wisps prevent the butter fromsticking to the bottom of the pan and becoming burned. The cross armwhich carries said wisps is formed on one face thercoill with a verticalseat in which the shaft 3 lits, said shaft being provided willi asimilar scat, this construction ellcctiug what amounts to a groove andtenon joint between said shaft and arm.

The strap (i which supports the stirring mechanism and the horizontaldrive shaft is bifurcated at one end, the bifurcation registering with athreaded opening formed through the horizontal arm of an angular lug 2asecured to the Wall S of the pan. lllhrough said bifurcation and openingpasses the stem of a thumb sereT 25 Whose head is adapted to contactwith the upper face of the strap. The under face of the strap is cutavvay at the opposite end thereof as designated by the numeral 2T, toprovide a space into which the upwardly bent outer end 2S of a secondlug 29 extends, said bent end being provided with an opening` throughwhich projects a tongue secured to the under face of the strap anddisposed longitudinally thereof, said tongue resting upon the flange Tformed on the pan ivall at such point. By reason of this construction,it will be apparent that the strap and ivith it the stirring;` anddriving` mechanisms, may be readily detached from the pan When thelatter is to be cleaned. The pan is further irz-rovided with a `pair ofdiametrically-opposite handles 231, Which project laterally from thevvall S thereof.

lt ivill be apparent from the foregoing that during the operation of thedevice both shafts are completely held against displace ment; that thebrushes vvill siveep the Whole bottom of the pan and thus prevent thebut-'ter from settling and becoming` burned, and that the strap iviththe stirring and operating mechanism may be readily removed from the panat. the completion of the cooking, the lining of the pan permitting thelatter to be thorougnly cleaned. ln order to render the device morecompletely sanitary, the cross arm which carries the brushes maylikewise be provided with a coating of enamel or porcelain.

The entire device may obviously be manufactured in various sizes, thecross arm having in each instance, a length equal to the diameter of thebottom of the pan.

Vfhat is claimed is The combination7 in a stirring implement, of areceptacle provided with a centrally-located step-bearing; adiametrically-arranged strap secured at its opposite ends to the upperedge of the Wall of the receptacle and having a centrally-arranged seatand a longitudinal groove formed in its upper face, the inner end ofsaid groove communicating ivith said seat, and an opening alining withsaid bearing and communicating ivith said seat; a vertical shaftjournaled at opposite ends in said bearing and said opening andextending into said seat; a gear secured to the upper end of said shaftand disposed Within said seat; a cross-arm secured intermediate its endsto the loiver end of said shaft, and provided with alongitudinallyarranged series of openings; a fibrous brush passedthrough each opening and having its free ends adapted to contact iviththe bottom of the receptacle, the brushes at one side of said shaftextending in the opposite direction from those at the other sidethereof; a horizontal shaft disposed Within said groove and extending atits inner end across said seat; a gear secured to said shaft and meshingwith the Erst-mentioned gear; and means for rotating said horizontalshaft.

ln testimony whereof, l affix my signature, in presence of tivoWitnesses.

MNNE M. CHASE. lWitnesses WHITNEY Poivmis. C. F. Cinisi).

